STEALTH JUMPING GENES. “Most TEs appear to be silent—in other words, these elements do not produce a phenotypic effect, nor do they actively move around the genome. At least that has been the general scientific consensus. Some silenced TEs are inactive because they have mutations that affect their ability to move from one chromosomal location to another; others are perfectly intact and capable of moving but are kept inactive by epigenetic defense mechanisms such as DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, and miRNAs.” (MiRNAs = MicroRNAs; TE = Transposable element, transposons).
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022